Flights Charleston → Washington
CHS → DCA
Route overview
This flight route operates between Charleston and Washington, using Embraer 170 and Embraer 175 aircraft. With a total of 433 flights recorded, the on-time performance is at 74%, and the average delay duration is approximately 26 minutes. The origin airport in Charleston opened in 1941, while the destination airport in Washington, which sees about 25.5 million passengers annually, was established in 1938.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Charleston (CHS) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 570 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to Washington (DCA) heads north for about 715 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of CHS-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 570 tracked CHS-DCA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 5.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CHS-DCA
On the Charleston (CHS) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 570 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-Washington is 5.79% across 570 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
